I'd definitely agree with Paul that it was one of the best sets I've seen him play, especially in the last few years. It beat his appearance at Plastic People hands down, IMHO. You could probably sum up his set by saying it was harder and more "techno" than he typically plays these days, but as it's Carl Craig we're talking about, I shouldn't have to point out that this doesn't mean he was just banging it out - the same level of subtlety, intricacy and variation that you'd expect from Carl was on display.
The interplay between us on the dancefloor and Carl on the decks was working really well, he seemed to feed off the crowd's energy a lot, and of course we were feeding quite nicely off of his frankly stunning set! I had been umming and aaahing about heading down there right up until the last minute, and in the end I arrived about two minutes before Carl Craig's set began. By the end of the night I was seriously glad I'd decided not to flake out - I'd have been kicking myself to have missed a set that good... Brendan -----Original Message----- From: Paul Kendrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 May 2004 10:53 To: Robert Taylor; Dan Bean; [email protected] Subject: RE: (313) Kevin Saunderson & Carl Craig last weekend in London Yeah I went with Gary & Dan from the list and Carl rocked at the Nuphonic party on Sunday. Great venue, some strange place at the Top of Kings X with really cool staff. Carl came on a bit late but as soon as he put his first records on he took the pace a step up, he played some of his own re mixes (jaguar sticks in my mind), some really cool tracks on wave and I do remember that his last track was the new UR 12" wind chime. Apart from that its all a bit of a blur, but think its one of the best sets I've seen him play and defo the best of the last few years. Sorry not a great report but you how it can be.!!! PK -----Original Message----- From: Robert Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 May 2004 11:45 To: Dan Bean; [email protected] Subject: RE: (313) Kevin Saunderson & Carl Craig last weekend in London Didn't go but heard great things about Craig - http://www.littledetroit.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3227 Paul Kendrick was there, so maybe he will fill you in
